Like Khayyam, it’s smart, thoughtful and inspirational. Alongside being a gripping thriller, this is a truly moving, inspirational novel. With a wide range at unbeatable prices, you'll find something to entertain your little one. Author: Various
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Seven Stories, National Centre for Childrenâs Books is delighted to announce Diverse Voices â 50 of the Best Childrenâs Books celebrating cultural diversity in the UK.. A distinguished independent panel of experts has come up with a list of 50 books for all children, from birth to teens, living in the UK today. The youngest and smallest in the family he is always the slowest and the shortest and the last one to get what he wants. The Proudest Blue is an uplifting story, discussing themes of bullying and sibling love. This life story of Malala is both very instructive on the political turmoil that led to her shooting, and in portraying Malala as a very engaging, brave and dedicated young person. Readers will hope with all their hearts that Lovey and Matt’s futures are presaged by Bob Marley’s “every little thing gonna be alright” lyrics that ring out during a momentous shared taxi ride.
Format: Hardback Release Date: 01/10/2020. Serenity handles her grief, set-backs and challenging dilemmas with dignity, her grandparents a constant, calming presence as they impart wisdom, such as this nod to Maya Angelou’s ‘Still I Rise’ poem: “That’s why we say ‘we rise’, children. Click here to view our current selection which is broken down by age range. Emezi has spoken of her inspiration being teenagers discomforted by the monsters in plain sight in our current society. After all those treats Baby has a nap and Mama gets a well-deserved taxi ride home. Format: Paperback Release Date: 10/08/2017. Format: Paperback Release Date: 14/05/2020. Longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2021
And when it blows, their world will explodeâ¦. The plot unravels at the pace of a thriller and as a consequence it’s a book that is almost impossible to put down. The struggle is my life. Format: Paperback Release Date: 05/05/2020. Omar and his friends Jeri, Nima and Maryam all want to learn and aspire to escape to the West. Author: Angie Thomas
Can you claim a home that does not know you, much less claim you as its own?” When it emerges that Papi wishes to be buried back in DR, Yahaira’s Mami insists that she will never let her “touch foot on the sands of that tierra.” But Yahaira has other plans, not least when she’s contacted by a girl named Camino Rios who bears an undeniable resemblance to Papi, and to her too. Barrington Stoke is the foremost publisher of dyslexia friendly books and those for reluctant readers. Boldly honest and bathed in empathy, Matt’s all-consuming, touching tale possesses a rare power to leave a lasting imprint. Throughout there’s a whole lot of heart-melting cuteness - the trio’s friendship, the sweet relationship between Franny and Jillian, Jack’s parents’ perfect marriage. Author: A. M. Dassu
The bold illustrations offer colour and shade in big pictures. It’s at one of his work funerals that Matt begins to form a beautiful bond with Lovey, a young woman who’s experienced more pain and loss than even Matt can imagine. The situations used as examples, in Poppy’s story attending a big occasion with her parents and in Matteo’s story attending a friend’s birthday party, are instantly familiar. Maya Angelou used her tremendous writing talent to get her voice, and the voice of millions of other African Americans, listened to as she supported many important causes including the Civil Rights Movement. There are many, many more childrenâs books with diverse characters â¦
Author: Mary Hoffman
A beautiful new edition of the first volume in the Surya Trilogy by Whitbread award-winning author Jamila Gavin. From designers and artists to scientists, all of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. Her white English mother was killed in a London bomb blast, and her black Jamaican dad died on a ship that was torpedoed only three days after her mother died.
Thatâs when they decide to help! | Witty and warm-hearted, this is a delightful family story spiced with adventure. Author: Nizrana Farook
A very big welcome to this beautiful new edition of an award-winning title which tells exactly what very special ingredient is needed to make Hue Boy grow. With his dad otherwise disposed after seeking solace in whiskey, Mr Ray is heart-meltingly supportive, reaching out to Matt while his “old man is getting himself together”. There was a small improvement in 2018 as the number of books with a main protagoinst from an ethnic minority rose to 4% but it is clear there is a long way to go until children's literature reflects the reality of the society in the UK. But thatâs just a mythâ¦. Maya Aziz dreams of being a film maker in New York. A deceptively simple story –it is in the illustrations that we see the development of the garden as the pictures move from a dark rocky palette, to a more organised series of garden terraces, with colour gradually growing in each spread as we progress through the book – until at last we have a wonderful explosion of plants and animals for all the birds, bees and humans to share. But when people are nasty about it, the sisters must learn to be proud and hold their heads up high. Is that what is needed to make Hue grow? Overflowing with truths of the heart, and truths about inequalities that need to be broken, while also addressing the complexities of what it means to be of a place, I can’t praise this highly enough. The plot moves forward as energetically as Izzy’s contraption, with the young inventors challenged to an invention competition. Format: Paperback Release Date: 07/11/2019. Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2019 | A dynamic slam-dunk of a book in which a boy lost in grief begins to find his feet on the basketball court. While Khayyam is clear about what she wants to do with her life - become a respected art historian - her identity is more complex. ‘In her thirty-three years at NASA Katherine was a pioneer who broke the barriers of race and gender, showing generations of young people that everyone can excel in math and science, and reach for the stars’. In fact, get out of our COUNTRY. But jewellery and heels are so uncomfortable .
Author: Atinuke
As Ruby worries about her worry – the worst thing you can do – it gets bigger still until it takes up the whole row at the cinema. Baby is snuggly wrapped in a papoose on Mama's back and is enjoying the trip to the market, especially when the market traders start giving Baby presents. . Rosa Parks
Winner of the Books for Older Readers category of the Children's Book Award 2020 | Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2020 | February 2019 Book of the Month | |
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. As a result, when Joelle happens upon Mohinder, they keep him safe in their home - but at huge risk, for the Germans know about Mo’s crashed plane and have placed a reward on his capture. There are rivalries between the boys, they revel in their differences, but family holds them together whatever the world throws at them. There Chuck discovers an affinity with basketball through his cousin Roxie, but when a friend from back home says he can help Chuck get hold of a pair of genuine Jordan sneakers at a discount, the ensuing chain of events could land him in serious trouble. He airs this elemental conundrum with SJ, his debate partner: “white people hold most positions of authority in this country. Sam longs to go on the school trip to the Highlands but he is sure his parents will say no as he has a long term sickness - sickle cell disease – which means he needs to be looked after carefully. Spiced with inspirational wisdom (“Taking risks and making choices in spite of fear – it’s what makes our life story compelling” says one of Emoni’s teachers; “The world is a turntable that never stops spinning; as humans we merely chose the tracks we want to sit out and the ones that inspire us to dance,” says Emoni), this luminous novel challenges multiple stereotypes and dances to its own love-infused, inspirational beat. With the help of friends and neighbours, Sofia proves that everyone has the power to change their world.
The brothers encourage her to pray, and she’s gifted a hijab, which she hides from her parents, since her father insists “it was only the 'ignorant’ who clung to Islamic teachings”. Format: Hardback Release Date: 30/09/2019. Detective siblings Nik and Norva are back with a blast in this second novel set around The Tri high-rise block. When Rosa discovers she is pregnant – and confesses to her husband that the child might be her master’s – they decide to run.
Holly Sterling creates very recognizable, diverse characters and these are the perfect backdrop for this sensitively written guide which will be helpful in both home and school contexts. Scroll down for a selection of books that celebrate difference, suitable for toddlers to teens, catalogued in age order. It shows that though we are a small short-lived speck we have the ability to change the world for the better. Xiomara’s descriptions of their burgeoning relationship are stunning, evoking first love and passion in all its visceral beauty. Tom Percival’s illustrations keep the message light hearted without trivialising it. We are bound together, each of us, by invisible links, and all are equally important.” This uplifting ethos of equality ripples through Mohinder’s War, a story of solidarity and survival against the odds; of friendship and hope through horror and loss. Our next recommendation is a joyous tribute to Black activists, pioneers and heroes throughout history. Not me.”
What books are you and your kids looking forward to reading in the year ahead? You’re not welcome here”), but it’s Layla who ends up being suspended. Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2020 | Lubna found the pebble on the beach the night she and her father arrived on a boat. Indeed, this is one of those rare and wonderful picture books that defies age boundaries - a radiant, resonant unforgettable tour de force, as befits its theme. But his delight soon turn to fear as he realises that the class bullies are planning something that is designed to humiliate him but which will end up putting them all at risk. Starr straddles two very different worlds. – will also enjoy Costa Book Award winner Asha and the Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan. The poem takes on this journey through history and also beyond our world to the realisation that love of one another is the basis of all. 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